Decision Upheld In Studebaker Lanich Case At Baraboo
Judge Stevens affirmed the referee H. J. Bohns report in the Studebaker corporation vs A S Lanich case. Lanich had claimed 2593.81 for labor charges commissions and sales, while Studebaker sought 650 for a car sold to Otto Powell. Judgment awarded Studebaker 86.72 plus costs. main issue was commissions after Lanich ceased as dealer.
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Stevens
Madison
Studebaker Corporation
A. S. Lanieh
H. J. Bohn
Studebaker Company
Lanich
Otto Powell
Herman Platt
A. G. Baumgarten
Kessler Bros
Bohn
Baraboo
El Ollapodrida Seeks Public Letters for Opinion Column
Readers are invited to submit brief messages under 300 words to the department with timely topics or questions. The notice urges concise contributions and defines a clear word limit for all communications.
Snow Depth Reaches Indian Deep in Alaska
A letter from H H Attridge at Dead Horse Camp Anchorage Alaska says snow on the level is about seven feet deep and drifts exceed fourteen feet in places. The weather stays just below freezing. He notes possible temporary halt of the new government railroad project costing about thirty five million dollars if Germany declares war.
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Robert Attridge
H. H. Attridge
Dead Horse Camp
Anchorage
Alaska
Attridge
Government
Germany
Please Pass the Apples
A reader forwards a provocative verse arguing Eve’s apple led to modesty and clothing obsession. The speaker then critiques modern fashions and urges a return to unrestrained dress, urging that “someone ought to pass the apples round again.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Herrington
Eden
Amusing Hospital Anecdotes and Ollapodrida Notes
A hospital letters page humorously recalls Ollapodrida and its supposed origins while detailing noise from hospital megaphones naming doctors with comic mispronunciations. The author butts in with stories of Dr. Kangaroo and Dr. Sippy, and shares a Baraboo reader’s reminiscences about Kilkenny cats and a seaside widow’s cats feeding their family.
Kilkenny Cats Rally Support for Hugh Kelley
Community figures rally around Hugh Kelley amid difficult times as peers urge perseverance and faith that better days lie ahead. Local supporters quote encouragement and reflect on shared struggles within the circle.
Coaster Wagons Risk Baraboo Crossings Speedways
Baraboo residents warn that coaster wagons on steep grades and the two no limit speedways on Second and Fifth streets push drivers and pedestrians into danger. Young riders speed too fast for elderly or children to step clear, and autos may crash at crossings. Parents and officers urged to enforce safer use.
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Baraboo
Courage to Resist the Liquor Trade Urged
Baraboo Wis reader Mrs L H Palmer urges teachers preachers and lecturers to speak boldly to youth about liquor. She laments lack of courage and self will among leaders and condemns the crowd mentality that enables the liquor business amid calls for decisive veto and moral stand.
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R. B. Griggs
H. S. Potter
John R. Mott
University At
Madison
Living on Ten Acres: A Small Ranch Venture
A couple on ten acres with two hundred hens explains income from feterita alfalfa barley and garden produce. They report egg sales of 300 dollars chickens 100 dollars one heifer 43 dollars calf 35 dollars and 40 dollars in garden goods. They claim year round work yields two dollars daily for a man and one dollar daily plus board for a woman.
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A. J. Jones
Lemoore
Calif
Country Editors Challenge Facts in Speaker Controversy
A recent gathering featured a speaker whose account drew skepticism as editors acknowledge few people can verify all details of the case. The discourse highlighted tensions over clarity and accountability in reporting.
Glories of Southern California Embrace Frank Burrington Letter
A long friendly letter to Frank Burrington contrasts fruit prices and frost impacts between East and California, recounts rail and real estate work, and praises Southern California’s climate, culture, and opportunities. It notes 1917 Los Angeles building permits rising, 65 new plants in 1916, and orange shows in San Bernardino while urging readers to visit and enjoy the sunny region. MIKE and HANNA MAHER sign off from West Sixteenth Street.
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Frank
Northwestern
San Francisco
Grand Avenue
Los Angeles
A. W. Kinney
W. H. Whalen
Southern Pacific Railroad
Baraboo
Henry Shiels
James Brown
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Peter
L. B. Scheir
Sacramento
Thaerer Brothers
Minneapolis
San Bernardino
Michigan
Great Southwest
Southern
California
Heaven
Deer Killed Near Devils Lake In Unsolved Case
A deer reportedly killed east of Devils Lake near August Zauft’s home on Sunday March 11. A sleigh with a bundle tipped over on the park road. Hair and blood found. park superintendent Atwood Smith investigated. evidence is with Justice Halsted. Witnesses from American Refractories camp summoned. motive unclear.
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August Zauft
Devils Lake
Park Road
Lake View Hotel
Atwood Smith
Court of Justice
H. L. Halsted
American Refractories Company
Newlyweds Face Jail Risk Over Wisconsin Marriage Law
The piece notes a large number of out of state marriages by Wisconsin residents and cites Section 1022 of the Wisconsin marriage laws. It requires residents married elsewhere to obtain a county clerk certificate of marriage and file it with the local vital statistics office within ten days of returning to Wisconsin. Milwaukee alone reportedly has nearly 1000 such couples.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Twentieth Century Club Discusses Our Vanishing Wildlife
The Twentieth Century Club met Thursday for a vivid talk on Our Vanishing Wild Life by Hornaday. Mrs. Ziegler presented the author’s plea for drastic protection and the social program on March 21 at Mrs. Louis Weirich’s home.
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Twentieth Century Club
Ziegler
Hornaday
America
George T. Thaever
G. M. Hill
Louis Weirich
Second Street
Madison Doctor Sentenced Five Years for Air-Bubble Death
Dr. N. J. Hamilton, a Madison physician, was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted in the air-bubble death of Mrs. Grace Haskell of New London Wisconsin.
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N. J. Hamilton
Madison
Grace Haskell
New London
Wis
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Sweden
Kangaroo
Turkey
Sippy
Richland County
Chicago
Tennessee
Dr. Sippy
Docther
Kit
Kilpatrick
Kenny
Brother Kelley
L. A. Dudley
Durward
Kilkenny Cats
Hugh Kelley
Brother Kelly
L. H. Palmer
Baraboo, Wis
Country Editors
Mike Maher
Frank Burrington
Ter
United States
Florida
C. & N. W. Railway Company
Prise
Figueroa Street
Mike and
Hanna Maher
West Sixteenth Street
Twentieth Century Club Meeting
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